1792
224
American Political Parties Since 1789
Major Parties ---------- Third Parties ---------­
1789federalists1789
1796 Democratic-Republic;ms ,
1800
1804
1808
1812
1816
1820
1824
1828
Anti-Muon1832 Democrats
National Republicans
I 	 1832
1836
1840
1844
1848
1852
1856
1860
1864
1868
1872
1876
1880
1884
1888
1892
1896
1900
1904
1908
1912
1916
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1940
1944
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1792
1796
1800
1804
1808
1812
1816
1820
1824
1828
J836Whigs
Liberty 1840
free Soil 1848
1852
American (Know Nothing) 1856R~~.I 	
1844
1860Constitutional Union Southern Democrat
1864
1868
Liberal Republican Prohibitl<lm 1872
Greenback 1876
1880
1884
1888
Populist
I 1892
1896National Democrats = 

Socialist 

I 	 1900i 1904
1908(Bull MOOIe) 5
ProgressiYe
I
I
=
! 	 1912
=
II
i 	
1916
1920(Lafollette) §
Progressive Communis! ! 1924
1928
!! == 1932
==­ 1936Union ---_5 =
1940
States'
1944(H. 	Walbce) Socialist Rights
Prosl'eS5ive Worken § Democrats 	 1948~ II
I 	 1952
! 	 1956
i Workers World 1960
(G. WaIbce) = == 	 1964
American =
Independent Communist E 	 1968
iPeoples
= 	 Ii
=
1- i 1972
= 	 5SocIaIIli = 	 u.s. Labor 5 1976
i 	 i ! !! ! Cltizem' 1980National Unity
i Populist ! - ; § 1984
=
The chart indicates the years parties either ran presidential at the state or local level before they ran candidates in presidential
candidates or held national conventions. The lifespan for many elections, and parties continued to exist at local levels long after
political parties can only be approximated because parties existed they ceased running presidential candidates.
PARTY NAMES AND IDENTIFYING LABELS FOR 2008
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
The following is a list of the abbreviations used to identify the party labels appearing on the various state
ballots for the U.S. Presidential candidates in the 2008 general election. The party label listed may not
necessarily represent a political party organization.
AIF = America’s Independent Party of Florida LTX = Louisiana Taxpayers Party
AIP = American Independent LU = Liberty Union
AKI = Alaskan Independence MTP = Mountain Party
AMI = America’s Independent NA = No Affiliation
BP = By Petition NB = Nebraska Party
BTP = Boston Tea Party NEW = New
C = Conservative NLP = Natural Law Party
CON = Constitution NMI = New Mexico Independent Party
CPF = Constitution Party of Florida OBF = Objectivist Party of Florida
CPI = Constitution Party of Illinois OBJ = Objectivist Party
D = Democratic P = Prohibition Party
DCG = D.C. Statehood Green PE = Peace
DFL = Democratic-Farmer Labor PET = Petition
DNL = Democratic-Nonpartisan League PFP = Peace And Freedom
ECO = Ecology Party of Florida PG = Pacific Green
FSL = Party for Socialism and Liberation-Florida POP = Populist
FSW = Florida Socialist Workers PSL = Party for Socialism and
Liberation
GI = Green Independent R = Republican
GPF = Green Party of Florida REF = Reform
GR = Green-Rainbow SFL = Socialist Party Of Florida
GRC = Green Party of Colorado SLP = Socialism and Liberation Party
GRN = Green SOC = Socialist Party USA
HQK = HeartQuake ‘08 SWP = Socialist Workers Party
I = Independent UN = Unaffiliated
IAP = Independent American Party USP = U.S. Pacificist Party
IDE = Independent Party of Delaware UST = U.S. Taxpayers
IDP = Independence VH = Vote Here
IGR = Independent Green Party WF = Working Families
LBC = Libertarian Party of Colorado WG = Wisconsin Greens
LBF = Libertarian Party of Florida
LBT = Libertarian
Source: State Elections Offices, “Presidential Candidates on the 2008 General Election Ballots of Each State and the
District of Columbia,” November 4, 2008.
Compiled By: Public Disclosure Division, Office of Communications, Federal Election Commission 800/424-9530
(option 2) or 202/694-1120.